Corn and cane harvester



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.J. H. WILSON & J. A. FORBES.

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No. 328,910. Patented out. 20, 1885.

UNITED ST TES PATENT ()FFICE.

JAMES WILSON ANDJOHN A. FORBES, OF DOVER, DELAWARE.

CORN AND CANE HARVESTER.

. EPECEFICATEQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 328,910, dated October 20, 1885.

Application filed February '7, 1884. Serial No. 120,095.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, JAMEs H. WILsoN and JOHN A. FORBES, of Dover, in the county of Kent and State of Delaware, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Corn and Cane Harvesters, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

Our invention relates to improvements in corn-harvesters, and is designed to produce a device for the purpose in which the mechanism used in imparting the movement from the drive-wheels to the moving parts is simplified and an improved form of dumping receptacle provided, and also the entire device is so formed as to obtain great efficiency and compactness.

In the following description, reference is had to the annexed drawings, in which Figure 1 represents a perspective view of the device; Fig. 2, a side elevation; Fig. 3, a detail perspective of the receiver and dumper, one side being broken to better illustrate the interior; and Fig. 4 a detail showing the Windlass.

The description is mainly confined to the mechanism of one side, as the two sides of the machine are duplicates, and may be used separately or together, as desired that is, the machine may be built double or single with out necessary modification of form of the parts entering into the construction.

The drivewheels A are mounted on the axle O, which carries a large gear, D.

Properly supported in the machine is an elevatonframe, B, containing an elevatingcarrier, B, and having rollers K and K at top and bottom, respectively, for imparting motion to said carrier.

The roller K is mounted on a shaft, which carries at one end a pinion, K, intermeshing with the large gear D, and thus receiving its motion without intermediate devices.

To the lower part of the frame B is journaled a shaft carrying near one end a pinion, J,intern1eshing with the gear D, and at the same end a pulley, J. At the other or inner end the said shaft is provided with abevelgear, E, which meshes with a bevel-pinion, F, on a crank-shaft, G, which latter extends toto the cutters.

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ward the front of the machine onaline oblique to theline of travel of said machine.

By means of a pitman, H, obliquely arranged, plain or toothed cutters I, reciprocating in the mouth of the frame B, receive their motion. The obliquity of the cutters gives a shear-cut which has a well-known advantage over a straight or right-angle out.

To the outer side of the frame B is journaled an upright shaft, L, carrying near its upper end a reel, U. which delivers the corn On the said shaft is secured a pulley, L, about on a line with the pulley J, and between said pulleys is a horizontal loose pulley, L". A rope passing from the pulley J to the pulley Limparts motion to the reel.

The motion imparted to the elevator, reel, and cutters is thus almost direct from the drive-wheels, the intermediate mechanism being very simple and efficient.

To the rear of and with one end under the elevators is placed a box or receptacle, 0, having posts 9 raised at the forward end, said posts carrying pulleys r.

Within the box is a movable extra bottom, P, which, if desired, may be hinged to the main bottom of the box, the hinges being shown in dotted lines at p.

On the depressed front of the box are pulleys r, around which, as also over the pulleys r, pass ropes s, from a Windlass, t, placed near the driver, to the end of the bottom P.

There is no danger of the out corn falling from the box, while it may be deposited on the ground at any time by elevating the front end of the bottom 1?.

By means of a chain, W, connected to the frame in which the shaft or shafts are journaled, and a lever, 00, to which said chain is connected, the front of the machine may at any time be elevated.

The thills M are provided with a front guard, M, for preventing the corn getting between the horse and the said thills.

When the double machine is used,th.e horses are harnessed tandem, passing between the rows of corn, and when only one cutter is used the horses are hitched one on each side thereof, allowing the row to pass between them.

We claim- 1. In a corn-harvester, the combination of a large gear-wheel mounted on the axle, an elevator-belt, a shaft operating the elevator and carrying a pinion intermeshing with the said large gear, a shaft carrying at one end a bevel-gear and at the other end a pulley and a pinion, the latter intermeshing with the said large gear, a crank-shaft extending obliquely toward the front of the machine and carrying a bevel-pinion meshing with said bevel-gear, and obliquely-arranged cutter-connections between said crank-shaft and said cutter, a vertical reel-shaft carrying a pulley, and a belt connecting the said pulley with the first-named pulley, the whole operating simultaneously, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. In a corn-harvester, a dumping device consisting of a receptacle or receiving-box, an extra movable bottom therein, posts erected on one end of said box, pulleys carried on said posts, ropes passing from one end of the said extra bottom, and a Windlass to operate said ropes, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. The corn-harvester described, consisting 2 5 of drive-wheels mounted on an axle, a large gear-wheel on said axle, an elevator receiving motion from a shaft with a pinion meshing with said gear, an obliquely-arranged cutter at the mouth of said carrier or elevator frame, 0 an oblique crank-shaft connected 'to said cutter, a shaft with gearing and a pulley, the gearing meshing with the said large gear, and a pinion on the said crank-shaft, a vertical reel-shaft with a pulley connected by a band 3 5 with the said pulley on the gear-shaft, and a dumping receptacle consisting of a box with an extra upwardly-moving bottom, substantially as specified.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing 0 we have hereunto set our hands in the presence of two witnesses.

JAMES H. WILSON. JOHN A. FORBES.

Witnesses:

JOHN S. J Es'rER, B10111). R. KENNEY. 

